Sarah-Marie Belcastro facts for kids
Sarah-Marie Belcastro, born in 1970, is an American mathematician and author. She teaches math online at the Art of Problem Solving School. She also leads a special summer math program called MathILy at Bryn Mawr College. Sarah-Marie is famous for connecting math with knitting, which is called mathematical knitting. She has even helped edit three books about math and fiber arts. She prefers to write her name as "sarah-marie belcastro".
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About Sarah-Marie Belcastro
Sarah-Marie Belcastro was born in San Diego, CA in 1970. She grew up in different places, including Andover, MA, and Dubuque, IA.
Education and Early Career
She studied math and astronomy at Haverford College, earning her first degree in 1991. Later, she went to The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. There, she earned her master's degree in 1993 and her Ph.D. (a high-level degree) in math in 1997. Her Ph.D. research was about a complex area of math called "Picard Lattices of Families of K3 Surfaces."
Teaching and Leadership Roles
Since 2012, Sarah-Marie has been an instructor at the Art of Problem Solving Online School. This school helps students learn advanced math.
Since 2013, she has been the director of MathILy. This is a special summer program at Bryn Mawr College for students who love math. The name MathILy stands for "serious Mathematics Infused with Levity." She also teaches as a guest faculty member at Sarah Lawrence College.
From 2003 to 2019, she was an Associate Editor for The College Mathematics Journal. This means she helped review and prepare articles for the journal. She has also given many lectures at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst since 2012.
Books and Publications
Sarah-Marie Belcastro has written and edited several books. These books often combine math with creative arts like knitting.
Books She Wrote or Edited
- Discrete Mathematics with Ducks (2012; 2nd edition, 2019, ISBN: 978-1-315-16767-1). This book helps people learn about discrete mathematics.
- Figuring Fibers (2018). She co-edited this book with Carolyn Yackel. It explores the math behind fiber arts.
- Crafting by Concepts: fiber arts and mathematics (2011). This book, also co-edited with Carolyn Yackel, looks at how math ideas appear in crafting.
- Making Mathematics with Needlework: Ten Papers and Ten Projects (2007). This book, co-edited with Carolyn Yackel, shows how to combine math with needlework projects.
